If you are getting ready for a tax audit, one of the most important things to do is gather and organize your tax records and receipts. There’s a good chance that you have a large amount of documents and receipts in your possession. No matter how organized you are, it can be a daunting task […]
If you have recently received notice that there is a tax lien against your home, you need to quickly contact a tax lawyer for IRS tax help. Receiving official notice from the IRS about a tax lien against your home means that the government has placed a legal claim against your home as a form […]
Once you have an assessment our outstanding balance with IRS, the IRS is notorious for aggressively pursuing collection action by issuing levies on your bank accounts and sources of income. Their efforts though cannot last forever. It’s a little-known fact that the IRS has a Statute Of Limitations on collecting amounts owed to IRS. If […]
Every taxpayer who is being examined in a tax audit has the right to dispute the auditor’s final determination. You do not have to accept the auditor’s findings if you believe any or all of the adjustments are wrong and/or penalties should not be imposed. Your best bet is to contact a California tax attorney […]
Even though you may have closed your foreign accounts years ago, the IRS can go back as far as six years to impose penalties and perhaps even criminal prosecution for taxpayers who did not disclose their worldwide income on their U.S. income tax returns nor report their foreign accounts to the U.S. Treasury. IRS has […]
U.S. law treats U.S. persons and foreign persons differently for tax purposes. Therefore, it is important to be able to distinguish between these two types of individual taxpayers. This area of the tax law can be quite confusing. For an individual to be classified as ”United States person” for tax purposes means he or she […]
A taxpayer who has not disclosed foreign bank accounts to the IRS and to cure this delinquency and avoid criminal repercussions applies to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (“OVDI”), generally must pay a miscellaneous Title 26 offshore penalty, in lieu of traditional penalties that would apply to foreign assets or entities outside of OVDI. The […]
U.S. persons ought to be aware of the potential tax heartaches associated with investing in mutual funds held by foreign banks or foreign brokerage firms. When making such investments through U.S. firms, any appreciation or depreciation of value of the funds is not recognized as gain or loss until the fund is sold or liquidated. […]
Taxpayers who are facing a potentially large IRS penalty for late or unpaid taxes may be eligible for relief through the First Time Abate policy. This provides an opportunity for people who have fallen behind to become current on their tax obligations while eliminating any penalties from a previous tax issue. The First Time Abate […]
There is a common belief that if you amend your tax return, you are raising a red flag for an IRS tax lawyer to trigger a review of your return. In fact, many people won’t correct an incorrect, previously-filed tax return because they are afraid of a potential audit. This is the wrong approach to […]
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